regarded as stability‚ but rather as the accumulation of possible causes of disorder”(125). Explain what he means by this quotation. 8. Where can the roots for today’s awareness be found? What is the paramount importance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protest? 9. What are the major concerns of the grassroots organizations? Do they seem to have any similar thread between them? 10. What are the present manifestations of the Civil Rights movement in China? a) b) c) d)
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3. 2 How does censorship and self-censorship reinforce each other as demonstrated in Fahrenheit 451 and China? 3. 2. 1 Goals of censorship and self-censorship Censorship is the forced establishment of orthodoxy through controlling the ideas and knowledge circulated in a society. In China‚ freedom of expression is guaranteed for its citizens in the Constitution of People’s Republic of China. However‚ the constitutional right is severely limited by secondary legislation and the court‚ because
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group of people alone. The notion of fighting for a belief comes to mind as history unravels the many conflicts which were encountered in the past‚ which are still prevalent today. Those brave men accused of being rebels such as the tank man in Tiananmen Square and Galileo Galilei trying to overthrow the government and the Vatican in place respectively‚ stood no fighting chance in what was largely a one-sided war‚ though‚ they did what they wanted to achieve. A clash of ideas‚ interests and expectations
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4th 1989 student demonstrations that were supported by local residents took place in Beijing in an attempt to expose the deep splits in the Chinese political leadership. Military generals and politicians with little remorse for these protestors ordered armed riflemen and tanks to enforce martial law in the country’s capital. The military opened fire on those unarmed civilians who tried to block their advance towards Tiananmen Square killing 6000. This event became known as the Tiananmen Square Massacre
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The majority of people in America take for granted the vast amount of knowledge at their disposal due to the internet. Unfortunately‚ in some countries‚ the most prominent being China‚ the internet is heavily restricted to citizens‚ so that they are aware of very little of what’s going on outside of their home country. China’s censorship of the internet restricts people from having full access to the knowledge it provides‚ as well as preventing them from expressing their opinions regarding sensitive
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of speech or of press could potentially be harmful to the country. So‚ in China‚ you are free to speak‚ but only about what the government says is okay to talk about. Also‚ protesting in China is a very dangerous task‚ as shown in the Tiananmen Square Massacre in 1989. But‚ in August 2009‚ Chinese Internet users were able to “indefinitely postpone” the use of censorship software on all new computers in China‚ called the “Green Dam Youth Escort.” This software would block websites that the Chinese government
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“I performed at Tiananmen Square in 1989‚ 15 days before the crackdown. I sang A Piece of Red Cloth (‰∏ÄÂùóÁ∫¢Â∏É)‚ a tune about alienation. I covered my eyes with a red cloth to symbolize my feelings. The students were heroes. They needed me‚ and I needed them. After Tiananmen‚ however‚ authorities banned concerts. We performed instead at “parties‚” unofficial shows in hotels and restaurants A Piece of Red Cloth is one of the most classical songs of Cui Jian‘s. It sounds like a love story but
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exists and vice versa‚ as “we humans grew out of each other”. Cultural * Until the events of Tiananmen Square‚ the Chinese people accepted authority and displayed willingness to conform‚ however through the Cultural Revolution during the 1960s to 1970s there were many changes in the way people created and viewed art. * Chinese art developed from the Pre-Modern art where there was no protest art‚ traditional conventions
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The China Coin – Plot Summary Chapter 1 * Leah and her mother Joan are on a plane to China in search of the origins of a mysterious half a coin that was sent to Joan from her father. * Leah is not thrilled to be going. * Leah does not see herself as Chinese. * We find out that Leah’s father has died of cancer and they are tracing the coin for him‚ because he was really curious about where the other half of the coin is. * Joan is spooked by what she sees on TV – a student riot
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Without End’ the war is metaphorical and represented as the never ending car crashes and accidents on our roads every year whereas in ‘Description of an Idea’ the war is represented as a historical past event that was associated with the 1989 massacre in Tiananmen Square. Each poem illustrates the similarities between a metaphorical and literal war via the use of repetition‚ historical references and ambiguity. The use of repetitive phrases in the poem ‘War Without End’ is used to emphase the repetition
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